Terrapin Guitars Red Brown Tortoise Shell Pickguard Review

History: I've been playing for WELL over a decade (at time of this review). I play guitar, bass, mandolin, and banjo. I've been in several bands and have done many a session. I play both onstage and in studio.

Purchase: I paid $50 direct from them.

Pros: It makes me appreciate their competition. I also like how it reminds me of what it must be like to live in communist Korea.



Cons: It is a PHOTOCOPY of "tortoise shell" material on cheap plastic. I'm not kidding - it's an actual $50 photocopy.

Red Brown Tortoise Shell Pickguard Quality: If it doesn't fade, even in the dark, I'd be surprised. This is why America is getting a bad reputation... these guys are practically terrorists!

Terrapin Guitars Summary: I emailed them after recieving my photocopy. They actually got mad at me! $50 to throw around on something as trivial as a piece of plastic is not where most people are. They took 3 weeks to get down to Kinkos and "make" my pickguard. Then they blamed their distributor, then me. They acknowledged it was crap and agreed it was garbage, but then claimed I should have known better for not seeing it was a cheap photocopy in their weak JPG on their website. This whole experience has been unreal... like some sort of comedy show. I really hope the guy bought his boyfriend something nice with my hard earned money.

Rating of this product: 1

This Terrapin Guitars Guitar Accessories Review Submitted By: JohnnyCrash

Date: 2006-04-06

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